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City Council
Formerly Known as Full Council
Committee recommendations are voted upon.
When
Each Monday @ 2pm
Members
All Councilmembers
When
Each Monday @ 9:30am
Members
All Councilmembers
Standing Committees
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: parks, community centers, and public grounds (including the Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle
Aquarium); the Seattle Center; the Seattle Public Library system; issues related to the waterfront; and
Native American issues, including housing affordability, health and mental health services, services
for youth, access to justice, art and culture, and historic preservation.
When
1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 2:00pm
Members
- Chair: Debora Juarez
- Vice Chair: Sally Bagshaw
- Member: Lorena González
- Alternate: Kshama Sawant
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: civil rights issues; Seattle Public Utilities; economic development policies and programs;
including small business development and support, Business Improvement Areas, workforce development,
and improving access and opportunities to education and training for low- and middle-income workers,
youth and communities of color; arts and cultural activities; nightlife issues; and film and music activities.
When
2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 9:30am
Members
- Chair: Lisa Herbold
- Vice Chair: Kshama Sawant
- Member: Mike O'Brien
- Alternate: Rob Johnson
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: neighborhoods, including neighborhood planning, engagement and outreach, funding opportunities,
and historic preservation; the financial management and policies of the City and its agents, including
the operating and capital budgets, levies, taxes, revenue, audits, and judgments and claims against the
City (the Finance and Neighborhoods Cmte. is the Finance Cmte. required by the Seattle City Charter);
oversight of the City’s public works construction projects except as otherwise specified; the City Employees’
Retirement System; the City Auditor; finance and administrative services of the City, including the Seattle
Animal Shelter, the City’s fleets and facilities, the Customer Service Bureau, and other administrative
functions; and City personnel issues, including labor-management relations, collective bargaining agreements,
and other issues related to salary rates, hours, and other conditions of employment.
When
2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 2pm
Members
- Chair: Sally Bagshaw
- Vice Chair: Lorena González
- Member: Bruce Harrell
- Alternate: Mike O'Brien
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: issues related to gender equity; criminal justice and law enforcement, with special emphasis
on programs and strategies to reduce crime, domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and
youth violence; police accountability and the implementation of the Settlement Agreement between the
Department of Justice and The City of Seattle regarding the Seattle Police Department; coordination with
municipal, regional, state, and federal agencies engaged in public safety issues; fire prevention and
suppression, and emergency medical services; emergency preparedness, management, and response; immigrant
and refugee rights; and education and early learning initiatives, including the City’s Families and Education
Levy and the Seattle Preschool Program, with a goal of improving City schools and student success rates
and reducing achievement gaps.
When
2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 9:30am
Members
- Chair: Lorena González
- Vice Chair: Teresa Mosqueda
- Member: Rob Johnson
- Alternate: Debora Juarez
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: regional, state, federal, and other governmental matters including Charter review, the Office
of Intergovernmental Relations, and rules of the City Council; issues related to governance and racial
and social equity in underserved communities; City information technology planning, implementation, and
organization; cable telecommunications services and planning; broadband telecommunications planning and
implementation; technology grants; Seattle Channel; seattle.gov; and citizen technology literacy and
access; ethics and elections; taxi, transportation network companies, and for-hire industry; and youth
justice, alternatives to youth detention, and alternative housing options to youth incarceration.
When
1st and 3rd Tuesdays @ 9:30am
Members
- Chair: Bruce Harrell
- Vice Chair: Lisa Herbold
- Member: Teresa Mosqueda
- Alternate: Sally Bagshaw
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: Seattle City Light, including but not limited to City Light finances, energy utility rates,
resource matters, energy policy, regional matters, air pollution regulations, and alternative energy
sources; Office of Labor Standards; monitor implementation of the priority hire program, and promote
worker protections; housing policies and programs, investing and promoting the development and preservation
of affordable housing for workers, families, and retirees; and local and regional public health.
When
1st and 3rd Thursdays @ 9:30am
Members
- Chair: Teresa Mosqueda
- Vice Chair: Debora Juarez
- Member: Sally Bagshaw
- Alternate: Lisa Herbold
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: human services including but not limited to: homelessness, child care, aging, and disability
services; and the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program; the equitable development initiative
and its projects; and renters’ rights, including but not limited to legislation intended to protect renters
facing gentrification, economic evictions, excessive background checks, and unaffordable rent.
When
2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 2pm
Members
- Chair: Kshama Sawant
- Vice Chair: Bruce Harrell
- Member: Debora Juarez
- Alternate: Teresa Mosqueda
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: planning and land use, including comprehensive planning, community development, zoning,
design, and land use regulations; incentive zoning, the Affordable Housing Impact Mitigation Program,
and equitable transit oriented development; and Major Institution Master Plans and quasi-judicial land
use decisions.
When
1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 9:30am
Members
- Chair: Rob Johnson
- Vice Chair: Mike O'Brien
- Member: Lisa Herbold
- Alternate: Lorena González
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters
relating to: the operations of the Seattle Department of Transportation; transportation issues and projects
affecting The City of Seattle including transit service, policies, and planning; pedestrian and bicycle
programs and planning; transportation system maintenance and repair; traffic control; use of the City
right-of-way including permits and vacations; parking policies; neighborhood transportation planning;
and freight mobility planning; transportation’s contribution to local, regional, state, and national
sustainability and livability objectives and reduction of carbon emissions; coordination of transportation
issues and representation of the City’s interests on transportation with the federal government, the
State of Washington, King County, Sound Transit, and the Puget Sound Regional Council; and urban sustainability,
including the Office of Sustainability and Environment, climate protection, stewardship, conservation
programs, district energy, green buildings, and food policy.
When
1st and 3rd Tuesdays @ 2pm
Members
- Chair: Mike O'Brien
- Vice Chair: Rob Johnson
- Member: Kshama Sawant
- Alternate: Bruce Harrell
Select Committees
Deliberate and review the Mayor's proposed budget and CIP, make changes as appropriate, to adopt a final
Budget and CIP.
Members
The purpose of the Select Committee on Citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) is limited to considering
actions needed to implement MHA citywide including changes to land use regulations, zoning designations,
comprehensive plan language and maps, including neighborhood plan policies and changes to Urban Village
boundaries on the City’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM); and development standards for all multifamily and
commercial areas throughout the city (excluding historic districts and areas previously rezoned where
MHA is already in place: portions of the University District; Downtown and South Lake Union; Chinatown/International
District; Intersections at 23rd Avenue at Jackson, Cherry and Union; and Uptown Urban Village).
Members
As provided in Seattle Municipal Code Section 4.04.120, the City Council's Select Labor Committee as created
by this memorandum, combined with the Executive Labor Committee appointed by the Mayor, constitute the
City's Labor Relations Policy Committee. The purpose of the City's Labor Relations Policy Committee is
to plan or adopt strategies or positions to be taken by the City during the course of collective bargaining,
professional negotiations, grievance or mediation proceedings, and to review the proposals made in these
negotiations or proceedings.
Members
- Chair: Bruce Harrell
- Member: Lorena González
- Member: Mike O'Brien
- Member: Teresa Mosqueda
- Member: Sally Bagshaw
When
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The Seattle City Council committee that monitors and considers actions related to civic arenas, like the
proposed SODO arena and the Key Arena redevelopment.
Members
The Families, Education, Pre-School and Promise Levy is the City of Seattle's levy to support equitable education
so all of our learners, from birth to graduation, can reach their full potential.
Members
The purpose of the Select Committee on the 2018 Seattle City Light Strategic Plan is limited to evaluation, amendment as appropriate, and consideration of approval of Seattle City Light’s Strategic Plan.
After considering recommendations from the customer-based City Light Review Panel, the public, and Council Staff, the Committee will decide whether to recommend approval of City Light’s 2019-2024 Strategic Plan.
It is anticipated that the Strategic Plan will be delivered by the end of May and committee meetings will occur in June and July.
Members
The purpose of the Select Committee on Homelessness and Housing Affordability is to deliberate on issues related to homelessness - an issue of citywide importance. This requires broader coordination and centralization, a Council structure that pulls together all Councilmembers with committee responsibilities for various city departments. As many as 16 City departments are involved in the city’s homelessness response. The departments include the City Auditor’s Office, City Budget Office, Department of Construction and Inspections, Finance and Administrative Services, City Attorney's Office, Fire Department, Police Department, Office of Housing, Human Services Department, Department of Neighborhoods, Parks and Recreation, Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Libraries, Office for Civil Rights, and Seattle Department of Transportation. The select committee is charged with developing the principles and policies and identifying potential revenue sources to address the homelessness crisis.
Members
District Boards
On August 5, 2014, Seattle voters approved the Seattle Park District, a metropolitan park district authorized
by Chapter 35.61 of the Revised Code of Washington. The Seattle Park District has the same boundaries
as the City of Seattle and the Seattle City Council members serve as the Park District's Governing Board.
Property taxes collected by the Seattle Park District will provide funding for City parks and recreation
including maintaining parklands and facilities, operating community centers and recreation programs,
and developing new neighborhood parks on previously acquired sites.